Writing Great Songs

Being unique and original can be hard work. Give your songs an extra edge by making sure you are using words with depth and meaning. These online dictionaries and thesauruses are a great way to search for the perfect word. They are also a great way to help fill the well – getting you a larger vocabulary to work with to express yourself through song.

• Dictionary.com: With more than 70 million monthly users worldwide, Dictionary.com is the world’s leading and most definitive online dictionary.
• Urban Dictionary: A user curated collection of slang words and phrases
• Visuwords:   Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate.
• Merriam-Webster: For more than 150 years, Merriam-Webster has been one of America’s leading and most-trusted provider of language information. Dictionary, Thesaurus and other tools.

• The Free Dictionary:  A free online dictionary and word search tool, you can also customize yoru own home page so you can see what is more relevant to you and how you work.
• Oxford Online:   Includes the Oxford Dictionary of English, New Oxford American Dictionary, Oxford Thesaurus of English, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus and grammar and usage resources. It is updated every three months.Thesaurus

Thesaurus

Many of the online dictionaries above contain thesauruses, but sometimes you just want to dig into words that mean the same thing, Here are some places to start.

• Thesaurus.com the first modern update to any thesaurus in over 160 years. It provides users with over 1,000 modern synonyms and a suite of helpful features and tools found only at Thesaurus.com to help people find the perfect word.
• Visual Thesaurus: The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus which creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. Its innovative display encourages exploration and learning. You’ll understand language in a powerful new way.